Bonding & Substance Properties (OCR GCSE Chemistry A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards

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States of Matter
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Compressibility of solids

Incompressible

Compressibility of gases

Compressible

Arrangement of particles in solids

Regular pattern, very close together

Movement of particles in gases

Move quickly in all directions

Energy of particles in gases vs solids

Highest energy in gases, low energy in solids

What is sublimation?

Solid to gas directly without becoming liquid

Example of substance that sublimes

Dry ice (solid carbon dioxide)

Energy transfer for melting/boiling

Energy must be transferred to the substance

Where evaporation occurs

At the surface only

Where boiling occurs

Bubbles form throughout the liquid

Effect of stronger forces on melting and boiling points?

Higher melting and boiling points

Energy transfer during condensing/freezing

Energy transferred from substance to surroundings

State when temperature is below melting point?

Solid

State when temperature is above boiling point?

Gas

Why gases are compressible

Large spaces between particles

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